Kaniehtonkie (Guh-nieh-doon-geh) ‘When the snow is flying, like in a blizzard’
One Laurentian family’s story of reclaiming its Mohawk language and culture
“Kaniehtonkie in Mohawk means ‘when the snow is flying, like in a blizzard,’” says Marjorie Kaniehtonkie Barnes Skidders ’79, M’90, who was born on a wintry night in January to Ann Barnes ’80 and Tony Barnes. “According to my mother, I was born during a winter storm, so my name tells the story of my birth.”
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